The Aitchelitz First Nation (),
also known as the Aitchelitz Band, is a First Nations
band government
In Canada, an Indian band (), First Nation band () or simply band, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subject to the ''Indian Act'' (i.e. status Indians or First Nations). Bands are typically small groups of people: the largest in ...
of the
Sto:lo people, located at
Sardis, British Columbia, Canada (
Chilliwack
Chilliwack ( ) is a city of about 100,000 people and in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located about east of the City of Vancouver in the Fraser Valley. The enumerated population is 93,203 in the city and 113,767 in the gr ...
). It is a member of the
Sto:lo Nation tribal council.
Reserves
The band has three
Indian Reserves
In Canada, an Indian reserve () or First Nations reserve () is defined by the ''Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." R ...
:
*
Aitchelitch 9, 21.4 ha., 2.25 miles southwest of downtown Chilliwack
*
Grass 15, 64.8 ha, 3.5 miles southeast of downtown Chilliwack
*
Skumalasph 16, 468.4 ha., 6 miles northwest of downtown Chilliwack
It also shares
Pekw'Xe:yles (Peckquaylis) Reserve, the former
St. Mary's Indian Residential School
St. Mary's Indian Residential School was the name of two Canadian Indian residential school system, Indian residential schools in Mission, British Columbia. The first was operated by the Roman Catholic Church of Canada, and the second was operated ...
and associated lands in
Mission
Mission (from Latin 'the act of sending out'), Missions or The Mission may refer to:
Geography Australia
*Mission River (Queensland)
Canada
*Mission, British Columbia, a district municipality
* Mission, Calgary, Alberta, a neighbourhood
* ...
, with 20 other Sto:lo band governments.
Treaty process
Aitchelitz First Nation is part of seven of the 11 Sto:lo Nation First Nations have decided to continue in the
BC Treaty Process
The British Columbia Treaty Process (BCTP) is a land claims negotiation process started in 1993 to resolve outstanding issues, including claims to un-extinguished indigenous rights, with British Columbia's First Nations.
Three treaties have ...
. They have reached Stage 4.
Population
The band has a registered population of 40, 25 of whom live on one of the band's reserves.
References
Sto:lo governments
First Nations governments in the Lower Mainland
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